Casket-handle.



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Patenmd Jan. 4, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ustus E. nnooxs, or EAST HAVEN, comvno'rrcu'r, as srenon TO SARGEN'T &COMPANY, or nEwHAvEN, CONNECTICUT, A conrona'rxon or CONNECTICUT.

CASKET-HANDLE.

Tooll whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, JULIUS E. BROOKS,

a citizen of'thev United States, residing inthe town of East Haven,county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain.new and useful Improvements in Casket-Handles, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to casket handles, and more particularly tocasket-handles embodying a bar Which is supported from the wall ofthecasket'by a plurality of arms pivoted to one or more attachingplates, or so-called socket p1ates..-

The invention also has particular refer enceto handles of-this type inwhich the handle bar, which is passed through openings in the supportingarms, is of polygonal cross-section, in which case the openings in thearms are also of polygonal form.

' Heretofo-re it has been common practice to secure the bar to the armby means of a screw, which isp'assed through the apertured end of thearm into contact with one face of the bar. The placing of these screwsin position is a somewhat tedious matter, and, moreover, when only onescrew is used for each supporting arm, as is usually the case, the armand the bar may readily become twisted with respect to each other, sothat they do not have a proper perpendicular relation.

One of the primary objects of-the pres ent invention is to provideimproved means for securing a polygonal bar in a correspondingly formedopening of a supporting arm, whereby the operation of assembling isconsiderably facilitated.

Another; object ofthe invention is to provide a securingdevice whichwill permanently .h'old' thearm and the bar in the proper relationto,each other, and will prevent the twistingfof'saidparts.relative to v v g,1 v 4 of the-part llina direction transversely to each other.

It is also aimed to provide a de vice for fastening the bar in the arm,which is of a very; inexpensive character, which can be very readilyapplied, and which secures the parts together in a very substantial andsatisfactory manner. I i

To? these and other ends, the invention Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 30, 1914. Serial No. 864,276.

Patented Jan. 4, 1916.

elevation of the same, showing one form of fastening device associatedwit one supporting arm, and another form ol fastening device associatedwith another supporting arm; Fig. 3 is an enlarged bottom view of thearm at the left of Fig. 2, showing a portion of the handle bar; Fig. 4is an enlarged section on line 44 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a section on line5-5 of Fig. 3; 6 is an enlarged section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 isan enlarged section on line 7-7 of Fig. 2; and Fig. .8 is a detailperspective view of a still further modified form of fastening device.

In the drawing, I have shown my improvements as applied to a casket.handle, comprising a bar 10 of polygonal cross-section, with the usualornamental ti s 11, whichbar is supported from the wal of the casket bysocket plates 12 to which the supporting arms, or hangers, for the bar10 are pivoted in the usual manner. In the form shown, the bar 10 is ofsquare cross-section, and each supporting arm 13 is provided at itslower end with a hollow square portion 14 embracing the bar. The opening15 in the lower portion 1% of each arm corresponds in generalconfiguration to the cross-section of the bar, but is somewhat largerthan the bar, so that the' latter may be freely passed into the opening15 in assembling the handle. In the form shown, the bar 10 is ornamentedby grooving, or fluting, the wall thereof, said bar being constituted bya sheet metal tube.

In the form shown in Figs. 3, l and 5, the

fastening device takes the form of a staple 16 which is driven throughone ofthe ,walls connecting portion of thestaple will not be visible atthe front of-t'he handle.v More- 9. a arbar,,so,l0.ng as they providebearings at difover, by. preference, the pointed ends 18" of the twolegs 18 of the staple will extend approximately into contact with theinner surface of the front .wallof the socket 14, as shown in Fig. 4.Thus, when the handle is in use on a 'casket, the fastenin device willbe substantially invisible. The egs1 8 ofthe staple form spaced parallelbearing members which bear on the handle member along transverseparallel lines. -This is a very important feature, because by providingthese parallel spaced bearing members, the pressure on the barisvuniformly distributed relative to the arm so. that the arm and barare effectively held in their proper perpem dicular relation. Byprovidin parallel bearing members which extend sn stantial ly across oneface of the bar, and which are 1 tightl locked in the supporting arm,twisting o the bar and arm relative to each other is entirely obviated.The bearing members are preferably located'at substantlally equaldistances from thecente'r of the arm,-where ossible, butthis it notessentialin all cases. n the example illustrated, it? isex edient to"have tfhe bearm membersmnppposite sides 3 respectively oft e.,center .oft,hearm,because I the socket portionoflthe agm. rovided with an interiorreinforcing.- iece l. of hard 1 so metal at'thecenter, and obv ouslythebean ing memhers ean b'e more-easily driven through the at the sideportions thereof which are of soft metal. In theparticular ,account ofgreater facility of assemb 21, which has along bearing arrn22, and a.

form now under discussion, the staple "16 is 3 5 .so' driven into thesocket portion of 'the arm as to straddle the hard metal reinforcingpiece 19, as shown in Fig. 2.

{Inthe example illustrated fastening device comprises two'separate pinsin Fig. '7, the

20. These pins 7 provide separate bearing members which extend acrossand in contact -.=;-with the bar, and are interposed between one surfaceof the bar and the opposing surface of the socket in the. arm. In theend a'spects of the invention, it is immaterial whether the transverseparallel bearing members are interconnected, as shown in Fig.

6, or are separate from each other, as shown.

in Fig. 7, but practically it is preferable to employ a staple, such asshown in F1 6, on-

i In Fig. 8 I have shown a fastening device short bearing arm 23. This-ro'vides in .efiect astaple having arms ,or ranchesof I unequal length.;It is .not necessary in, all

cases that-both bearing members extend comple'tely across the bar, and,in some instances, both bearing members can be shorter than thew'idthof. the corresponding face of. the

ferentpoints in the length of the bar.

-line, a polygonal bar in sai tofore em loyed. and that by reason of theextended aring surface of the fastening devi and its-location relativeto the sup p 3 arm and the bar, the twisting or cantmg of the arm on thebar is entirely prevented.

The fastening member is forced in sotightly against the wan of the barand the opposing wall of'the socket in the arm that t acts like a wedgefor frictionally clampmg the arm on the bar with great firmness. In theform shown, the upper wall of the socket in the arm is. drawn intoespecially tight engagement with the bar, and at the lower part of thearm the bearing members always be driven through -the rear wallof thesocket, for it is adapted to cotiperate;

with any wall of the socket and an adjacent wall of the bar.

Without limiting tion shown, I claim: I 1." In a casket-handle, thecombination of a member having a sccket'of' olygonal outline, apolygonal bar exten' ing intol--said socket, and a fastening devicedriven through myself to the construcgaging theibar at different points;substantially as described;

.2. In a'lc'asket handle, the combinationof an arm having a s 'ocketofpoly onal outline, a pol' go'nal bar insaidsocket, and a fasteningevij'ce interposed between one 'wall ofthe socket and theo p'osing wallofthe bar and havingportions caring onithe bar at diflerent'pomts inth'elen'gthof the Hitter; substantially as described. Q n

8. In a casketihandle, the combination of an arm having a socket ofdpolycan one soc et, and a fastening device interposed between onewa ll ofthe socket and the op osing wall of the bar and havin portions 'ari'ngon the, bar

one wall of said socket and interposed beat different points in thelength of the latter, i

said fastening device being directed transversely to the bar;substantiallyas described.

4. In a casket handle, the combination of a supporting arm having apolygonal socket.

said socket constructed of soft metal with a central reinforce embeddedtherein, a sheet metal bar or tube of polygonal crosssection extendingthrough the socket of the arm, and a staple for securing the bar to thearm. driven through one wall of the polygonal socket with. its legportions disposed on opposit-e sides of said cent al reinforcing piece,

said staple extending substantially across said socket, opening andengaging the bar at different points in the length of the latter;substantially as described.

5. In a casket handle, the combination of a member having a polygonalsocket, a polygonal bar entering said socket, and a staple driventhrough one Wall of the socket and having its arms or branches extendingacross and frictionally engaged with one wall of 10 the bar;substantially as described.

In witness 'll 'unf, I have hereunto set my hand on the 28th day ofSeptember, 1914.

JULIUS E. BROOKS. v

